, 1887-03-17
LOCAL JorTINGs.
From Friday g daily.

Street Superintendent Meyers is
putting In the crossings on Sprague
street and Is making an excellent
Job Of 1t.
A. M. Cannon and Paul II. Mohr
are now at New York, comforting
with the directors of the Northern
Pacific road.
Phil O'Rourke, the prosperous
miner of Wardner, is in the city,
and manages to enjoy himself
among his large circle OF friends.
Sprague street, from Post to Mill,
is in a deplorable condition. Nothing
but steam scraper or dozen car
loads of gravel would repair ii. The
mud is fearful.
Upon the strength of the report of
the rection OF Il smelter at Colviile,
j. N. Squier will at once put an adj
ditional force of men at work on his
Summit mine.
In mentioning the return of Mr..
III. l.. Cutter yesterday, 1t was stated
that Mrs. Il. accompanied her hus-
band home. This was an errors The
lady will remain visiting at Portland
for some time.
J. B. Holley starts east in day or
two to purchase large additional
stock of hardware. Looking at the
crowded condition of the store man
wonders where in the deuce the firm
will manage to put any more goods.
I. r. Benham, the old time builder,
has the contract for putting up the
large and attractive hotel that Jack
Squier proposes to decorate the cor
ner of Main and Mill streets with.
VJa will hn ossistol by bia SON M ~
Benham.
The Unique. social club will give
another of those delightful hops that
have made the organization so popu-
lar during the winter, at MOore's
hall on Saturday evening. These
social events are always well attend
ed and conducive.
VIM. Oliver, one of the leading
contractors and builders of the city,
leaves for Fort tSpokane this morn
ing, where he has contract to put
up couple of large stables at the
post and will probably be engaged
upon the work for several months.
Mrs. Jas. Wardner and family left
for the east this week, where they
will spend the summer. Mr.. Ward
ner's business requires his presence
In the mines constantly so that he
could never be at home. His fam
lily will return In the fall.
There Is a package of ornamental
work and ladies' wear at the post
Office with no address evidently sent
from some one quite distance from
Spokane Falls, with an inscription
H'From mother" inside the package.
Any one expecting. such a package
will please call at the postofiice and
describe the same when it will be
delivered to them.
There will be gentleman in the |
city in few days from st. Paul, who |
comes with view of putting in a
smelter here for company that he |
represents by which ores are to be |
treated by new process. The gen.
tleman should be given every en-
cOuragement when he arrives. |
SmPlters are what are wanted and !
they cannot be piled up too thick.
An alarm of fire was sounded at |
an early hour last evening. The de. |
partment turned out with remarka.
BILE prOmptness, but the boys had the
run through the mud to find il only
false alarm. Chief Engineer Hyde
made an effort to discover the party
who started the alarm but WAS un-
su ccessful. An immense crowd OF
people thronged the streets imme-
diately upon the first cry of fire.
Many changes have been made in
the old opera house so that one
would hardly recognize il as the
same building. Mr.. Graves is hav-
ing large entrance made in the
front, with glass windows for the
office. There is commodious store
room cut out of the west side, front
ing on Riverside avenue, which will
be opened by Tom Warren as an auc
tiOn house. All repairs will be COM
pleted in Il few days.
Gov. Watson G. Squire, wife and
are registered at the A.
lington. The Governor came this
far east to meet his wife and daugh.
ter, who were returning home from
a visit to New York. The lady was
considerably fatigued by her long
journey and the party may tay over
in the city until tomorrow. Gov,
and Mrs. Squire droye about the
Falls yesterday afternoon. They
have visited Spokane several times
during the past several years and
can readily notice the rapld changes
taking place. Both express their
ment in the city within the past
year. They have great admira-
tion for the Falls, and should they
ever conclude to change their resi-
deuce from the west to the east side
of the Cascades they would no doubt
locate here. The many friends OF
Gov. Squire in this city would glad
ly welcome him as a resident.
Last evening quite breeze of ex-
element was created at the corner
Of Mill and Howard streets, and
guns flashed for few moments.
The lengthy form of Officer Warren
,ehind a dangerous looking gun cre-
tied peace in the locality. 1t seems
lat a, -, q, ,ap,a1 Sp,ftk ann ~